March Luxe Brand Deal of the Month

Continuing our series of blog posts where will be highlighting one of our favorite purchases of the month - at a significant discount, of course! The intent is to help you save money by detailing the strategy we used to find the item, where we ultimately purchased it, the price we paid and the savings. You can check out February’s score here.

Our March score of the month is a Tom Ford Whitney leather shoulder bag we found at Mytheresa. Many luxe shoppers either do not know or forget about Mytheresa. Based in Germany, Mytheresa is one of the leading luxury brand retailers and ships products to over 130 countries. It carries around 250 brands, which means it stocks some of our favorites and at some point we will find some luxe deals! Make sure to add Mytheresa to your luxe shopping routine.

One of our team members has the Tom Ford Whitney lizard-embossed sandals. The Tom Ford small or medium shoulder bag is the perfect complement to these heels as they have matching hardware. We love Tom Ford’s designs, but we don’t love the original prices. The shoes and bag together could cost us around $4,500. That’s way more than we are willing to spend. However, our team member was able to get the heels for $399 down from $1,290 and then waited to see if the handbag went on sale.

Buying handbags online is much easier than apparel and footwear because we do not have to worry as much about size and fit issues. Retailers generally provide the dimensions of the handbag as well as provide images of the item with a fit model so we can see how it looks, where on the body the handbag falls (waist, hip, etc.).  

It did not take long to find a deal. Farfetch, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue all carried the bag, but each retailer offered it at the full price of around $3,250. The only other retailer that carried the bag was Mytheresa and it was 60% off! FWRD had a similar stamped croc embossed bag, but it was a bit smaller and more expensive than the one at Mytheresa. At 60% off, it was an easy decision to pull the trigger at Mytheresa.

Original price - $3,190

Final sale price - $1,276

Percent savings = 60%

Total savings = $1,914

While this bag matches the heels perfectly, it is also a versatile classic that will work with just about everything she owns and serve her well for years to come. Time spent shopping was minimal and we saved a whopping $1,914!

Happy shopping!